Psalm 34:18 "The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saved those who are crushed in his spirit" (NIV)
My heart has been incredibly heavy lately. For multiple reasons. I've been struggling with how to properly combine all of my thoughts on this into one blog post, so forgive me if it's scattered.
My heart is heavy for so many girls in my life who have not found their true love in Christ. Oh how the Lord just wants to wrap you in His arms and comfort you! You don't need to intentionally post statuses that simply just crave for humans' attention, the Lord wants to give you all of His attention and more! My heart is heavy for those who believe they must be intoxicated to experience any sort of happiness. Only true joy can come from the Lord! My heart is heavy for my neighbors whom I seem to be struggling with how to shine the light of Christ to. I am struggling with two things: my human side is frustrated with their disrespectful treatment of the outside of our apartment door, but the Holy Spirit in me is asking me to pray for them and pray for encounters with them so that I can have the opportunity to share Christ with them. Oh how I pray that I become more like Jesus, and less like ME. My heart is heavy for those who have not entered into a relationship with Christ. One who is a follower of Christ, must have a heart for the lost, because you yourself have been redeemed if you have given your life to Christ. My heart is heavy for my family. Some do not know Christ. Some do know Christ but are struggling. Finances, health, school. [When I say "know Christ", I mean to have given their lives in surrender to Jesus Christ our Lord.] My heart is heavy for those who do not have anywhere to go for the holidays. Come eat with me! My heart is heavy for those who claim to have a relationship with Christ but do not take their sin seriously. Sin is so offensive to the Lord! Maybe you don't know what you are doing is a sin, which is another story. But if you do, then you are only consciously offending the Lord. The Lord wants to rid your life of all sin and mold you into the human being that He has planned according to His will! Do you know what's so cool about that? He has come up with the best possible option. Our best isn't even close to God'
As you can see, my heart is heavy for several reasons. The only solution: to act. Some of these things I can contribute my assistance to, some things I have no control over. I can only reach out to my friends who are turning to worldly things for so long before it's up to them to make that decision. I understand this blog might not make any sense if you do not have a personal relationship with the Lord, which is fine. But I encourage you to seek one out if you do not have one. It is the only thing holding me together these days!